HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

CITI TRENDS, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 13, 2023

Filed

Jun 23, 2023

To disclose

10 days

Affected

285state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for CITI TRENDS, INC. →5 incidents on file

Citi Trends, Inc. reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General affecting 285 Maine residents. The breach occurred on January 14, 2023, and was discovered on June 13, 2023. The incident involved an external system breach (hacking) resulting in the acquisition of names and Social Security Numbers. Citi Trends provided written notification and offered one year of identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 13, 2023 → Filed with AG Jun 23, 202310d ✓ ME AG ≤30d10 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 150 days

discovery → filing · 10 days

Jan 14, 2023

Begins

Jun 13, 2023

Discovered

Jun 23, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_f117ecebcd4dd6f92023-06-28 · +5dVerified

Name: CITI TRENDS, INC.
norm: citi trends
Domain: cititrends.com

Name: CITI TRENDS, INC.
norm: citi trends
Domain: cititrends.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jun 13, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 14, 2023
Undetected for: 150 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 22, 2023
Affected individuals: 285state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected Maine residents
Offered 1-year identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 days(10 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 10d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 13, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jun 23, 2023
10d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 13, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jun 23, 2023	10d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Maine State AGJun 23 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Jun 23 (ME), last Jun 28 (MA) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/07c5c0b1-c0bc-4579-bfb6-697b4bfd4e4b.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 23, 2023
Raw hash: e677f82e0a90026d2ec88cd17d83abe1c48125bf1d6d63b0e06870cd503318b5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCITI TRENDS, INC.

Victim entityCITI TRENDS, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 13, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected Maine residents

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov